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re: Any O-T Pilots Care to Share what it's Like to Fly a Plane?
Posted on 7/29/17 at 5:52 am to theducks
Posted on 7/29/17 at 5:52 am to theducks
My parents best friend had his own cessna and air strip. He would let me take off and fly but never made it as far as landing. Wish I had put the hours in to learn. It was a great opportunity.
We had some epic dove hunts on his land using that Cessna.
I can binge watch the show Mayday. Like someone mentioned a large percentage of crashes are due to pilot error. I watched the one where the Russian hockey team was involved. They ran the plane all the way to the end of the runway and beyond in the grass trying to take off. Reason they couldn't take off was because the co pilot had a medical condition where his legs would go numb. He was pushing down on the brakes keeping the nose down without knowing he was doing it.
We had some epic dove hunts on his land using that Cessna.
I can binge watch the show Mayday. Like someone mentioned a large percentage of crashes are due to pilot error. I watched the one where the Russian hockey team was involved. They ran the plane all the way to the end of the runway and beyond in the grass trying to take off. Reason they couldn't take off was because the co pilot had a medical condition where his legs would go numb. He was pushing down on the brakes keeping the nose down without knowing he was doing it.
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Posted on 7/29/17 at 8:11 am to theducks
I don't do anything where I if I make one mistake I die. Same reason I don't do motorcyles.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 8:14 am to jeffsdad
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I don't do anything where I if I make one mistake I die.
Get a supercub with tundra tires. You have to be pretty inept to screw up in one of them.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 8:16 am to jeffsdad
quote:
I don't do anything where I if I make one mistake I die. Same reason I don't do motorcyles.
Guess you don't drive cars either
Posted on 7/29/17 at 8:17 am to yellowfin
quote:or have sex
I don't do anything where I if I make one mistake I die. Same reason I don't do motorcyles.
Guess you don't drive cars either
Posted on 7/29/17 at 8:51 am to Rouge
I love to fly. I have a Bonanza. My trip from Tomball to New Orleans is between an 1#% and 2 hours.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 9:08 am to Lithium
quote:you flying out of hooks?
My trip from Tomball to New Orleans is between an 1#% and 2 hours.
If so, I live 5 minutes from there
Posted on 7/29/17 at 9:17 am to Rouge
Yes I do
Posted on 7/29/17 at 9:40 am to Lithium
My buddy has a bonanza. We are flying to the beach in it in a couple of weeks.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 9:46 am to theducks
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What is it like flying an airliner?
Like This
And private jet
This post was edited on 7/29/17 at 9:59 am
Posted on 7/29/17 at 10:00 am to Volvagia
That was kinda funny
Posted on 7/29/17 at 10:03 am to Volvagia
If you want to see a little more of the technical aspects of flying this guy has a pretty good channel where he explains a lot of stuff while doing a flight.
Steveo1kinevo
Steveo1kinevo
Posted on 7/29/17 at 3:28 pm to theducks
Having been down several times in a helicopter and I am also fixed wing rated, I prefer the rotary wing, to me their are more options for survival
Of course the old joke goes: How can you tell the difference between a Rotary wing pilot and a Fixed wing pilot, the Rotary wing pilot has a furtive look of anxiety because he knows if something has not gone wrong, it is about too
Of course the old joke goes: How can you tell the difference between a Rotary wing pilot and a Fixed wing pilot, the Rotary wing pilot has a furtive look of anxiety because he knows if something has not gone wrong, it is about too
Posted on 7/29/17 at 4:04 pm to Volvagia
I have been watching these. There are some funny ones.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 5:37 pm to Womski
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Any slapdick with 35 hours and a private certificate can fly a drone.
Talk to me when you're a CFII.
I'm an ATP. Does that count?
Posted on 7/29/17 at 5:47 pm to theducks
Since I am in Ft Worth I see the F35s zipping around all the time, guess they are testing them before delivery. That would be a cool job, more to do.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 5:53 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
King Airs huh?
You're practically an astronaut.
You're practically an astronaut.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 6:01 pm to Womski
quote:Astonauts wear diapers and drive across the country to kill their lover's side piece.
You're practically an astronaut.
Posted on 7/29/17 at 6:13 pm to theducks
Fixed wing single engine can be flown by anyone
Rotary wing, not so much. Good eyes steady hand and enduring death wish required
Rotary wing, not so much. Good eyes steady hand and enduring death wish required
Posted on 7/29/17 at 11:59 pm to Janky
I think my favorite ones are when he is ATC.
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